# Accident 19880822035009A: Amtrru VARIEZE, Mariposa, CA, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4894° N, 119.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4894&lon=-119.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707LT-1998-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tedford Louis Ray TEDFORD VARIEZE (registry code 05690P2, https://openairdocs.org/model/tedford-louis-ray-tedford-varieze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRU VARIEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CANARD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING PITCH UP STALL AND CRASH. ELEVATOR WAS TOO HEAVY, CAUSED FLUTTER CANARD FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA11), Aug 22, 1988: Tedford VARI-EZE (N707LT), Mariposa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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